AESOP'S FABLES
The Ant and the Dove
An Ant went to the bank of a river to quench its thirst,
and being carried away by the rush of the stream, was on the
point of drowning.
A Dove sitting on a tree overhanging the
water plucked a leaf and let it fall into the stream close to
her. The Ant climbed onto it and floated in safety to the
bank.
Shortly afterwards a bird catcher came and stood under
the tree, and laid his lime-twigs for the Dove, which sat in
the branches. The Ant, perceiving his design, stung him in the
foot. In pain the bird catcher threw down the twigs, and the
noise made the Dove take wing.
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